Ketchikan’s City Council asks the state to put environmental monitors back on ships — the partial shutdown of the state ferry system means schools have to look for alternative transportation — and a look back at the 37-year career of Petersburg’s favorite bus driver.

Borough officials approve $100,000 for tourism projects in Saxman — how the ongoing mainline ferry shutdown jeopardizes seniors’ access to healthcare — and an audio postcard from Elizabeth Peratrovich Day celebrations in the civil rights leader’s hometown.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report:

Ketchikan’s city council will discuss a proposed undersea cable connecting the town with Metlakatla’s grid — plus, signature-gathering can start for the campaign to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy — and, from Sitka, what if you took a middle school band’s sheet music and replaced it with a drawing?

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report:

Though there are no confirmed cases in the state, some Alaskans are feeling ripple effects from the coronavirus — Saxman officials ask the borough for money to plan the town’s future — and there isn’t a bill in the legislature seeking to fix the budget gap. Why not?

Plus, on-air valentines!

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report:

Ketchikan’s interim superintendent now has a two-year contract — The governor proposes a replacement for the Ocean Ranger program — and with state ferries largely shut down, some businesses are having trouble getting freight out of town.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report:

A company vying to take over management of Ketchikan’s downtown cruise port answers questions about its plans — Alaskans turn out to support state ferries — and a new study says dead cedar trees could have business potential.

Ketchikan City Council approves three projects to make downtown more attractive to visitors — a Houghtaling fourth-grader wins the district spelling bee — and, how some Sitkans are handling childcare with too few daycares to go around.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report:

An application to guide tours on a local trail has some wondering how much is too much when it comes to tourism — Skagway considers ideas for the future of its port — and scientists discover a 220-million-year-old reptile species near Kake.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report:

Cruise lines meet with the Coast Guard and port officials and talk tugs — A no-bid state contract is raising some eyebrows — and Wrangell residents react to the governor’s cancellation of a visit to two Southeast towns.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report:

All but one route on the Alaska Marine Highway System will remain shut down until at least March — Ketchikan’s city council will consider downtown beautification Thursday — and a Haida master weaver wins a prestigious arts fellowship.